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Coming off strong Chicagoland run, Scott primed for Dover
By Lee Montgomery Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service When Brian Scott won the pole and finished third in the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Chicagoland Speedway two weeks ago, there was a sense of achievement among his entire Joe Gibbs Racing team. And Scott also wondered, where has this been all year? “We’ve had performances that were in that range,” Scott said. “There’s been a handful of finishes like that that we should’ve had already. We’ve had bizarre things … Read entire article »
Filed under: Nationwide Series
Scott ready to play offense at Talladega
By Lee Montgomery Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service Brian Scott doesn’t want to make the same mistake twice. Heading into the Nationwide Series season’s first superspeedway race, at Daytona in February, Scott admitted his Joe Gibbs Racing team played a little too much defense, and the result was an accident, engine failure and a 34th-place finish. For Saturday’s Aaron’s 312 at Talladega Superspeedway, Scott and his team will go on offense. “Personally, I feel like the No. 11 team showed up at Daytona with the wrong mindset,” Scott said. “We showed up at Daytona very defensive, kind of on our heels, trying to guard against the bad things that can happen. Of course, the bad things did happen. I think it was because of that mindset. “I think we have to go to Talladega, and we … Read entire article »
Filed under: Nationwide Series
Braun Racing Names Bill Wilburn Crew Chief for Brian Scott
MOORESVILLE, N.C. - Braun Racing is pleased to announce that Bill Wilburn has joined their organization to serve as crew chief of the No. 11 AccuDoc Solutions team with NASCAR Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year contender, Brian Scott. Bringing with him a wealth of experience, Wilburn has over 25 years in the industry. A native of Kernersville, N.C. he most recently served as crew chief at Kevin Harvick Racing with driver, Ricky Carmichael. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Nationwide Series
Braun Racing Adds Brian Scott and Fourth Nationwide Series Team
MOORESVILLE, NC – Braun Racing has announced that it will be expanding its organization to field four NASCAR Nationwide Series entries in 2010. Brian Scott, who has driven a select number of races for the team this season, has been named as driver of the team’s fourth Toyota Camry. … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR, Nationwide Series
Brian Scott Hopes to Keep Momentum Rolling
MOORESVILLE, NC – Momentum is defined as “force or speed of movement.” In sports one of the hardest things to capture and harness is the magical power of momentum. For many teams once you get it, it goes up in smoke. For NASCAR Camping World Truck Series competitor Brian Scott and his No. 16 Xpress Motorsports team, the goal is the keep the “ol’ mo” rolling as they head into Friday night’s North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. Coming off two straight top ten finishes at Atlanta and Martinsville and a third place finish at Kansas, the team has found itself 7th in NCWTS points. They hope to climb even higher after Friday night’s high profile event in Charlotte. … Read entire article »
Filed under: NASCAR, Truck Series
Scott Posts 8th Place Finish at Martinsville
MARTINSVILLE, VA – Brian Scott and his No. 16 Albertsons Toyota Tundra team utilized a smart pit strategy and played the game of survival to post a solid 8th place finish in Monday afternoon’s rain delayed Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway. Scott made two pit stops in the first third of the event and then saved fuel and utilized strong track position to garner his second straight top ten finish and his 8th top ten finish in his last 12 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Truck Series
Brian Scott Gets First Top Ten of the Year
Brian Scott utilized smart pit strategy and a great late race save to claim his first top ten finish of the 2009 season in Saturday afternoon’s American Commercial Lines 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Scott put himself in position to win the event with a great restart, storming into the lead on lap 122 of the 130 lap event. Unfortunately for Scott, Todd Bodine and Kevin Harvick made it three wide with Scott in the middle on the next lap causing Scott to lose traction and nearly spin. Scott made a great save to salvage a 10th place finish. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Truck Series
Brian Scott Hopes to Make A Good Impression at Fontana
MOORESVILLE, NC – With a tough race at Daytona behind him, second year NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver Brian Scott is anxious to head west for better fortunes. His No. 16 Albertsons Toyota Tundra did not fare badly at Daytona as the Xpress Motorsports team posted a solid 12th place finish. But the team has high hopes for the 2009 NCWTS season after closing the 2008 campaign with an average finish of 8.5 in the circuit’s final eight events. Scott recorded five top-10s capped by a fourth place finish at Phoenix International Raceway and a second-place run in the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. That 2008 late-season optimism has not diminished heading into Saturday’s San Bernadino County 200 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, CA. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Truck Series
Brian Scott Ready to Rumble at Daytona
MOORESVILLE, NC – For all the teams in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series the time for talk is clearly over, the chassis have been carefully constructed and the engines have been finely tuned. The pit crews have been trained, the rules have been made, the sponsor decals have been applied and the team transporters have been loaded. Months of meticulous preparation have fallen way to days of anticipation. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Truck Series
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